by Jeremy Topin | Aug 30, 2017 | Balance, Parenting
I’m not sure when Facebook added the THIS DAY ___ YEARS AGO feature, reminding us what we had posted on this day in years past. It is often nice to reminisce about a concert a year ago or some silly family event that a picture captured perfectly. I often stop for a...
by Jeremy Topin | Aug 18, 2017 | End of life, Medical Education, Medicine
“Doctor…She wants a chance. She wants to live!” How often have I heard those words? Or some version of them? The location of the conversations varies. I might be standing outside the curtain of an emergency room bay or sitting on a worn chair inside a cramped waiting...
by Jeremy Topin | Aug 4, 2017 | Balance, Change, Medicine, Parenting
“Why don’t people’s hearts tell them to continue to follow their dreams?” the boy asked the alchemist. “Because that’s what makes the heart suffer most, and hearts don’t like to suffer.” ...